Shloka 23
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
नतां वध्री परिणहेच्छतचर्मा महातनुभ् | शाखिनो महतीं शाखां यां प्रगृह्दा ययौ खग:
natāṃ vadhryā pariṇahec chata-carmā mahā-tanuḥ | śākhino mahatīṃ śākhāṃ yāṃ pragṛhya yayau khagaḥ ||
Garuḍa yang bertubuh gagah terbang pergi setelah menggenggam kukuh sebatang dahan pohon yang amat besar. Dahan itu begitu tebal sehingga tali yang dibuat daripada kulit seratus ekor binatang pun tidak akan mampu melingkarinya.
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights immense capability (strength and resolve) and suggests an ethical frame: extraordinary power is meaningful when directed toward a rightful aim and tempered by discernment rather than mere display.
Kaśyapa describes a mighty bird (understood as Garuḍa in context) flying away while gripping an enormous tree-branch—so thick that even a rope made from a hundred hides could not wrap around it—emphasizing the bird’s superhuman strength.